Criteria for exit from ESL (Ohio)

Criteria that indicate a student has attained the required level of English proficiency to exit a district’s LEP program: 

• Achieve at the proficient level (composite score) on the OTELA.
• After achieving at the proficient level on the OTELA, one year of successful classroom performance where the language of instruction is English, OR
• Attainment of proficient or above on the OAT or OGT in reading and writing taken after achieving at the proficient level on the OTELA.